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Table 5-2.
Predictors Relationship With The Land Health Sustainability IndexIndex Question /Type of Optimal
Variable Relation Question Original Coding Scaling RationaleCostFence Positive Recognition that 0 =no;1= yes
fence cost is anobstacle to grazing
distribution
RestLand Positive I rest the land for a
portion of the
growing season as a
critical component
of my grazing plan.Negative Respondent uses the
NRCS as a source of
grazing management
informationDenseBrush Negative
MyFriends Negative
Percentage of
respondents'
rangeland covered
in dense brush or
woodlands
Respondents
Consider friends
when making
management decsns1 = true;
2 = false
0 =no;1= yesPercentage
(treated as
continuous data
no optimal
scaling utilized
0 =no;1= yes0 0.0802 Not recognizing the cost of fence as an obstacle for increasing
1 -0.1006 livestock distribution tends toward greater land health sustainability. -
Yes response = lower optimal scaled value; the positive association
with the index resulting in a move down the index (away from land
health sustainability)
1 0.0417 Including land rest as component of grazing plan tends toward greater
2 -0.1934 economic sustainability. - A response of false results in lower
optimally scaled scores. Positive relationship represents trend of both
predictor and dependent variables to move in positive or negative
direction together. True response = higher optimally scaled score and
a move toward land health sustainability
0 0.0738 Using the NRCS as a source of grazing management information tends
1 -0.1092 to move respondents toward economic sustainability. - A response of
no results in greater optimally scaled values. Negative relationship
represents trend of predictor and dependent variables to move in
opposite directions (one moves higher/the other lower). Resulting: Yes
response = move(toward land health sustainability)
Not The greater the respondents land area covered in woodland and brush;
Applicable the less sustainable the trend is toward less economic sustainability.-
; Optimal scaling is not an issue; negative relationship represents trend
of predictor and dependent variables to move in opposite directions
) (one moves higher/the other lower). Resulting in: Higher percentage
reported = move down the index (away from land health sustainability)
0 -0.1833 Not considering friends when making management decisions results in
1 0.044 greater economic sustainability. - A response of yes results in greater
optimally scaled values. Negative relationship represents trend of
predictor and dependent variables to move in opposite directions (one
moves higher/the other lower). Yes response= move down the index
(away from land health sustainability)145
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Becker, Wayne. Effect of Rancher’s Management Philosophy, Grazing Practices, and Personal Characteristics on Sustainability Indices for North Central Texas Rangeland, dissertation, December 2011; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103289/m1/156/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .